Caiman is a small village located 5.1km south of Pignon in the Nord Department of Haiti. Like many Haitian villages, voodoo beliefs and practices have been pervasive in the area. United Christian International (UCI) was estabilished in the region in 2005, and their impact has been immense. They have been involved in planting churches, improving irrigation and agriculture, providing high quality education, feeding malnourished children, tackling the need for clean water and sanitation, empowering Haitians, and constructing houses for the people. Since that time, seven churches have been planted and many have turned to Christ, including 13 witch doctors.

Community Projects:

Groups involved:

Alpine Church

Celtic Cross

Sardis Fellowship Baptist

Sonrise Baptist Church

Timothy Christian Community Group

United Christians International

Westbow Construction

Village de Cana

Project status:
In progress

The quake that struck on Jan. 12, 2010, reduced much of the Haitian capital, Port-au-Prince, to rubble. More than four years after the earthquake, the pressing need for safe, stable housing for all displaced people remains largely unmet.

With the combination of poverty, series of hurricanes and the worst earthquake in the region 200 years in 2010, many live in dilapidated houses or dwell in homes with mud floors and no proper latrines; the latter two are breeding grounds for diseases. In Caiman and its surrounding villages, appro

Two-thirds of all Haitians depend on the agricultural sector, mainly small-scale subsistence farming, and remain vulnerable to damage from frequent natural disasters, exacerbated by the country’s widespread deforestation.

The feeding centres are for those who have been identified as malnourished or at-risk children. They are fed large mid-day meal 3-4 times a week. UCI also provides health and nutritional training and simple agricultural techniques for the parents.